Japanese author Keigo Higashino died of colon cancer at the age of 68 on Thursday, it has been learned, The Japan Times reports.
Bestselling Japanese mystery writer Keigo Higashino, known for acclaimed novels including The Devotion of Suspect X and Journey Under the Midnight Sun, has died of colorectal cancer at the age of 68.
He died on July 23, according to Japanese media. A private funeral was held with only family members attending.